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Jack, I think your comment about the quality of the job being hard to verify goes to the heart of why a repaint job reduces the value; more so than the fact that the factory job was that much better.
Here's my thought on that issue: What if Porsche offered a certification program to businesses that:
1) Had their employees trained by Porsche factory painters
2) Followed painting procedures approved by Porsche
3) Used painting equipment approved by Porsche
4) Completely documented the entire job including repairs made, rust found, before and after pictures, etc. Documentation requirements would be determined by Porsche
5) Issued a certificate to the owner upon completion of the work stating the work was done to Porsche factory standards
Porsche could charge for the certification and training (similar to ISO certified businesses). The businesses could charge more for the work due to the elimination in uncertainty and hopefully the fact that the certified work is considered more valuable in the resale of cars.
I don't know how much this would add to the price of a job but for shops with everything in place but the trained employee, it may not be much. I'm sure there are just as many negatives as positives but I think the current market could support a few of these shops in each major city, especially with the number of older Porsches being kept on the road.
Easy for me to say, I don't own a paint shop.
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